as in plausible
worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable
in that climate of fear, an accusation alone was presumptive evidence of guilt
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Recent Examples of presumptive
Duke product Cooper Flagg is the presumptive top selection.
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2025
And recent deportation and detention efforts, carried out under the presumptive goal of targeting violent crime, are creating chaos in communities full of good, ordinary people.
—Annell López, Time, 12 May 2025
Joe Biden, of course, ended his campaign as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee on July 21, 2024, and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in her bid for the White House.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
What’s not convincingly nailed by the film’s moody bravado is the grief propelling its flirtatious and fraught quartet toward presumptive tragedy.
—Lisa Kennedy, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2025
And recent deportation and detention efforts, carried out under the presumptive goal of targeting violent crime, are creating chaos in communities full of good, ordinary people.
—Annell López, Time, 12 May 2025
Joe Biden, of course, ended his campaign as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee on July 21, 2024, and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in her bid for the White House.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
What’s not convincingly nailed by the film’s moody bravado is the grief propelling its flirtatious and fraught quartet toward presumptive tragedy.
—Lisa Kennedy, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presumptive
Adjective
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Most of these magnetic fields have a plausible origin story.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
5 June 2025
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Using a plausible cover story, the red team passed front-desk security, loitered in stairwells, and accessed upper levels with lower foot traffic.—
Jochen Schwenk,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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This reality stems from a confluence of erroneous strategic assumptions, associated fiscal constraints, bureaucratic inertia, and risk taken based on a low probability of credible threat to justify the cost of protection.—
David A. Deptula,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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The duo’s sibling dynamic drives the film, thanks to Poyser’s credible script and character work.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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Wind gusts of up to 40 mph and marble-sized hail (0.5 inches) are probable.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
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Wind gusts of up to 40 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) are probable.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2025
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“Presumptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumptive. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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